Spruce Woods Colony took grand champion honours at the 2026 pork quality competition in Brandon.
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Spruce Woods Colony takes top honours at Royal Manitoba Winter Fair pork competition
Winners donate prize money to Brandon hospital, rural health centres and Hutterite-led search and rescue group
Vaccine confusion wipes out barrel racing at Royal Manitoba Winter Fair
Miscommunication between the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba and the Canadian Cowboys Association left competitors stranded after months of preparation
Competitors were left scrambling after the event was cancelled the day before competition.
Opinion: Agri-culture embraced at Royal Manitoba Winter Fair
Events like the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair help ag connect with urban consumers, but how much difference does it actually make?
Visitors to the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon at the end of March were entertained by an aggressively hungry ewe. They also saw newborn chicks flopping and flipping a few minutes after cracking their eggs. Horses clopped down the alleys, hefty-muscled and throwing off anxious-for-the-ring energy. There was straw, boots, company-branded gear, ropes, helmets,
No straw allowed for Royal Manitoba Winter Fair
Organizers point to increased transportation price tag
Anyone who beds animals at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair this year won’t be doing it with straw. The Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba, which holds the major agro-tourism event in Brandon each year, says straw animal bedding will no longer be used at its events due to the cost of dealing with the used material.
Millions announced for Keystone Centre revamp
Funds for the venue are part of larger agreement between Brandon and the province
One of Manitoba’s premier agricultural venues is getting funds for a major facelift. On March 30, the province announced almost $11 million in funding for Brandon’s Keystone Centre over the next several years. The facility hosts Ag Days, three Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba fairs, Manitoba Potato Production Days and other major ag events. Why it
Manitoba farm family nominees sought for Winter Fair
Six farm families will be honoured at Royal Manitoba Winter Fair
The Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba and BMO are once again on the hunt for six farm families to shine the spotlight on during this year’s Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. Nominations are open for the 2023 BMO Manitoba Farm Family Awards. It will be the fifth round for the annual awards. Each year, the financial institution
VIDEO: ‘Clover’ provides real calving skills, without a real cow
4-H to benefit from copycat calving model
By the time the calf hit the ground in the arena of the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, the spectacle had drawn quite a crowd. The birth was everything the beef producer would want to avoid — it was a hard pull, the calf contorted into the wrong position. The veterinarian on hand had a hard
Pork quality competition returns to RMWF
Royal Manitoba Winter Fair competition saw an above-average 16 entries during its grand return
Jason Care of Manitoba Hog Grading had little to complain about judging the entries of the 2022 Royal Manitoba Winter Fair (RMWF) pork quality competition. Of the above-average 16 carcasses entered, a quarter had broken the 80-point mark, out of a total of 111 points possible. Colour was, in general, good, ranging consistently more to
Royal Manitoba Winter Fair takes 50th anniversary virtual
The anniversary fair was postponed at the last minute last year, but with COVID-19 restrictions still in effect, some elements of the event moved online
When organizers postponed last year’s golden jubilee of the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, the hope was that 2021 would bring a triumphant return. They looked forward to the day this spring, when entertainers, horse and cattle shows, ag education, petting zoos and trade shows that typically draw thousands to Brandon at the end of March, resumed. COVID-19, however, has had
Pandemic puts time out on RMWF planning
The hits keep coming for Manitoba’s ag fairs
COVID-19 has hit pause on yet another ag fair normally put on by the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba. The exhibition board has suspended planning for the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, which typically draws thousands to Brandon’s Keystone Centre for trade shows, horse and cattle exhibits, agricultural education and other entertainment in March, the exhibition announced